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'Congrats to Caleb': Gov. Beshear congratulates Kenton County family on adoption via Zoom

"Pretty neat," Beshear said, looking up at a photo of Caleb Galbraith, 16, standing next to a "Welcome to the family" sign in the family's front yard. "In a time of social distancing, a child got to find his forever home. Congratulations to everybody involved."

Caleb's mom, Trish Galbraith, 46, said the family was talking in the living room when they heard the governor say her name from the TV.

"I feel like we advertise for Zoom, in the way that we talk about it. But in the midst of this difficult time, there are some truly heartwarming stories we got to celebrate," Beshear said. "We gotta grab those really amazing moments."

“And Caleb says, ‘Oh my gosh, we should try to take it to the president next' " Galbraith said.

The judge allowed other family members to join the Zoom call on Wednesday, if they stayed on mute, Galbraith said. The adoption was quick, and the family then linked to another Zoom call to wish Caleb and the rest of the Galbraith family congratulations.

"And as we’re doing that, all of these sirens start coming up in our neighborhood. And we’re at a dead-end street," Galbraith said. "And we’re thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, guys, something big had to have happened. And it’s getting closer. What in the world?’ So we go outside and it’s all the Independence Police all in a line, blaring their sirens and flashing their lights, and yelling out... ‘Congratulations’ to him, to Caleb.”

On Saturday, Caleb turns 17 years old. It is going to be a little different than how they had imagined celebrating, Galbraith said.